Anyone up for some flash game ripping?

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If you'd like to know how to compile those huge directories of flash games to use for your site. At first it may seem like getting all those .swf's is a tedious job but, its actually pretty easy. (...sort of)

Compile a bunch of URL's to flash games hosted on various other sites into a database, (or even add a name row in the DB to keep track of them easier)

Make a php file on your server called whatever you like with this inside. Let's call it flashget.php
<?
//Your DB connect code

$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM YourGameListDB");
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
echo "<center><object classid=clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000 codebase=http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0 width=550 height=450 bgcolor=aaaaaa>
            <param name=quality value=high>
            <param name=SRC value=$row[url]>
            <embed src=$row[url]  width=550 height=450 quality=high pluginspage=http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash type=application/x-shockwave-flash> 
            </embed> </object><br>";
}
?>
PHP:
This will display every flash game you have listed in your DB.

Next go into your Temporary Internet files, delete all the cookies and files, and close all browser windows you have open.

If your homepage is a complicated site like Yahoo, or MSN, go to Start > Run > htttp://yourdomain.com/flashget.php, so that the page runs right away in the browser. Otherwise open a browser and just go to that page. It's best not to view other pages besides that so the cache's are easier to find.

Give it a few minutes to let all the flash games load.

Open up your Temporary Internet Files folder, and copy the cache'd swfs from flashget.php from that folder to a folder on your computer.

Then what you do with them from there is up to you.

Enjoy.